February 25, 1961 – July 13, 1993
David Carl Allison (February 25, 1961 – July 13, 1993) was an American NASCAR driver. He was best known for driving the No. 28 Texaco-Havoline Ford for Robert Yates Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. Born in Hollywood, Florida, he was the oldest of four children born to Bobby and Judy Allison. The family moved to Hueytown, Alabama, and along with Bobby Allison‘s brother, Donnie, Red Farmer and Neil Bonnett, became known as the Alabama Gang. On a more personal note for me, Davey was my very favorite driver when I was a kid, as I was often called Davie. And when the news broke that he died in that helicopter accident, I cried pretty hard as a 12 year old.
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| Occupation | NASCAR Driver |
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| Accomplishments | Daytona 500 winner (1992) Coca-Cola 600 winner (1991) Winston 500 winner (1987, 1989, 1992) The Winston winner (1991, 1992) ARCA Talladega Super Car Series Hoosier Superspeedway Challenge Winner (1984) IROC Champion (1993) (posthumously) Season Stats Available at Racing Reference Individual Race Results Available at Ultimate Racing History |
| Awards and Honors | ARCA Talladega Super Car Series Rookie of the Year (1983) Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year (1987) Named one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) NASCAR Hall of Fame (2019) Named one of NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers (2023) |
